HosamKKamelMDMPH

Geriatrics • Tucson, AZ

Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Chief, Geriatrics and Extended Care Service Line, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System. Professor of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine.

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Office
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System
3601
Tucson, AZ 85723
Phone+1 501-520-1489

Fax+1 819-410-1391
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Education & Training

St Louis University School of MedicineFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 1996 - 1998
Nassau University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
Kuwait University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 2020 - 2025
AR State Medical License 2003 - 2021
WA State Medical License 2019 - 2021
FL State Medical License 2012 - 2021
WI State Medical License 2001 - 2003
NY State Medical License 1998 - 2001
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Descriptive analysis of concomitant prescription medication patterns from 1999 to 2004 among US women receiving daily or weekly oral bisphosphonate therapy.
Deborah T. Gold, Sydney Lou Bonnick, Mayur M. Amonkar, Hosam K. Kamel, Shuchita Agarwal, Mone Zaidi> ;Gender Medicine. 2008 Dec 1
42 citations
Update on osteoporosis management in long-term care: focus on bisphosphonates.
Hosam K. Kamel> ;Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2007 Sep 1
23 citations
Postmenopausal osteoporosis: etiology, current diagnostic strategies, and nonprescription interventions.
Hosam K. Kamel> ;Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy. 2006 Jul 1
27 citations
Secondary prevention of hip fractures among the hospitalized elderly: are we doing enough?
Hosam K. Kamel> ;Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 2005 Apr 1
37 citations
The frequency and factors linked to a urinary tract infection coding in patients undergoing hip fracture surgery.
Hosam K. Kamel> ;Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2005 Sep 1
2 citations
Mortality among male veterans with hip fractures
Hosam K. Kamel> ;Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2005 Mar 1
35 citations
Predictors of Do Not Resuscitate Orders in the Nursing Home
Barbara J. Messinger-Rapport, Hosam K. Kamel> ;Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2005 Jan 1
45 citations
Male osteoporosis: new trends in diagnosis and therapy.
Hosam K. Kamel> ;Drugs & Aging. 2005 Jan 1
3 citations
Osteoporosis for the home care physician. Part 2: Management.
Hosam K. Kamel, Ramzi R. Hajjar> ;Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2004 Jul 1
10 citations
Osteoporosis for the home care physician. Part 1: etiology and current diagnostic strategies.
Ramzi R. Hajjar, Hosam K. Kamel> ;Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2004 May 1
8 citations
Secondary prevention of hip fractures in veterans: can we do better?
Hosam K. Kamel, Adriana Bida, Marcos Montagnini> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2004 Apr 1
39 citations
Underutilization of Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements in an Academic Long-Term Care Facility
Hosam K. Kamel> ;Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2004 Mar 1
Sexuality in the nursing home, part 1: attitudes and barriers to sexual expression.
Ramzi R Hajjar, Hosam K Kamel> ;Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2004 Feb 27
30 citations
Sexuality in the nursing home, part 2: managing abnormal behavior--legal and ethical issues.
Kamel, H. K., Hajjar, R. R.> ;Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2004 Feb 27
207 citations
Time to Ambulation After Hip Fracture Surgery: Relation to Hospitalization Outcomes
Hosam K. Kamel, Mohammad A. Iqbal, Ratna Mogallapu, Diana Maas, Raymond G. Hoffmann> ;The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2003 Nov 1
6 citations
Geriatric journal club for nursing: a forum to enhance evidence-based nursing care in long-term settings.
Susan K. Kartes, Hosam K. Kamel> ;Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2003 Sep 1
11 citations
Sex and the nursing home.
Ramzi R. Hajjar, Hosam K. Kamel> ;Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. 2003 Aug 1
46 citations
Sexuality in the nursing home, part 1: attitudes and barriers to sexual expression.
Ramzi R Hajjar, Hosam K Kamel> ;Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2003 Jul 12
30 citations
Sexuality in the nursing home, part 2: Managing abnormal behavior-legal and ethical issues.
Kamel, H. K., Hajjar, R. R.> ;Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2003 Jul 3
167 citations
Sarcopenia and aging.
Hosam K. Kamel> ;Nutrition Reviews. 2003 May 1
2 citations
FALLS' GUIDELINES AND OSTEOPOROSIS ASSESSMENT
Hosam K. Kamel, Clement J. Zablocki Vamc> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2002 Jun 1
6 citations
Low-dose thiazide and bone density.
Hosam K. Kamel> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2002 Feb 5
78 citations
Role of hormones in the pathogenesis and management of sarcopenia.
Hosam K. Kamel, Diana Maas, Edmund H. Duthie> ;Drugs & Aging. 2002 Jan 1
20 citations
The underuse of therapy in the secondary prevention of hip fractures
Hosam K. Kamel, Edmund H. Duthie> ;Drugs & Aging. 2002 Jan 1
4 citations
Postprandial hypotension and relation to falls in institutionalized elderly persons.
Hosam K. Kamel, Mohammad A. Iqbal, Behnam Malekgoudarzi> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2001 Aug 21
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